Direction signal device for vehicles



y 1934- H. M. BICHELANI 58,961

DIRECTION SIGNAL DEVICE FOR VEHICLES Filed Oct. 16. 1931 43 INVENTOR H lyalzz/ ifi'ciefarzz' r named on in, rose I ggwm rotor-in nrnnorronsronatnnvronronvnmonns natie ll/ll. lBichelanil, Bayonne, n. r.

Application @ctolrer lo roar. Serial No. dlittwt rename. (@l1.ll'i7=32il This invention relates to new and useful im hicle is provided with. other standard. parts, the provements in asignal indicator and has par= details of which will not he given here since they ticular reference to a novel front signal indicat do not relate to this invention. A front signal tor particularly for vehicles. indicator 1% is shown mounted on the water in- The invention has for an object the construc let of the radiator 11. A rear signal indicator 14 @W) tion or a signal indicator which is characterized is shown supported upon the license plate 12. The by a transverse portion for indicating right and front indicator 13 consists oi a casing with a hol left turning and a forward extending portion for low transverse bottom portion 15 and a top lon indicating when the vehicle intends traveling forgitudinal forward extending portion 16. A lease ward. hraclret 17 for engaging upon the radiator of $5 As a further object of this invention it is pro-- the. vehicle is shown attached upon the bottom of posed to construct the forward extending porthe transverse portion 15. The base hraclret it tion turnable so that persons to the front may no permits the indicator to he motmted upon a radi-= tice it. ator oi a vehicle as shown in Fig. l. A water inlet As another object of this invention it is pro connection 18 for directing water into the radia- Flt posed to provide a mechanism for simultaneously tor oi" the vehicle is shown arranged upon the extending the forward extending portion as it is top portion 16 and is normally closed with a turned so as to increase the projected area from. cover 19 or an ornament. the front. The longitudinal forward extending portion 16 As a still further object of this invention it is is-provided with side windows on on hoth sides Rd proposed to construct a device 01 the class men having arrows 2i painted thereon tor directing tioned which is of simple, durable, construction, towards the front. These window glasses should dependable in use and efificient in action and he so painted that normally the arrows are not which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonvisible, but when a lamp 22 within the casing is ahle cost. illuminated, they become visilole. I tit) For further comprehension of the invention, The transverse bottom portion is is provided and of the Objects and advantages fi e with right hand front and rear windows 23 pro erence will be had to the following descrip i n vided with arrows pointing towards the right and a d afi p y drawing, 01 t the pl fi also with left hand front and rear windows 2% to ed claims in which the various novel features of having rr w intin t ward th left, These an the invent n a e o p q fly forth windows are so painted that normally the arrows In the acc pahy dram/111g forming a main are not visible, but upon illumination of the lamps rial part of this discl0sure:- within the casing they become visible. An over-=- i a P sp View 9 a Vehifile equipped heating meter 25 is shown mounted upon the rear" With slgnal indlcafiors acfloldlng 9 thls inllentlmof the transverse portion 15 of the casing so as to til Fig. 2 is a front elevational detailed view of th be madame by a driver of t h l Red front si nal indicator D Y tals 26 may be mounted upon the sides oi the g. 3 areal elevational View Of transverse portion of the casing and upon; the 4 is a Side elevational View Of iront tip of the forward extending portion 16 so to Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional V taken on as to be visible in the dark due to reflection of the line 55 of Fig. 2. light Fig. 6 is an elevational view of the rear signal The forward extending portion 1 h an indicat ShOWH 0n the Vehicle in tendable section 27 slidahly mounted. This ex- Fig. '7 is a side elevational View Of a bracket for bendable section has side glasses 23 upon which Supp the from indicator portions of the arrows 21 are formed. The ar- 8 is a bottom View thereof rangement is such that when the section 2'? is ex Fig. 9 is a fragmentary front elev i nal V w tended, the arrows 21 are increased in length due of a portion of the dash hoard of the a S n as to portions between the head and the tail being though lo k n in h dlrectlon 0f the l enlarged. A means is provided for automatically 50 or Fig. 1. extending the slidable section 2'? simultaneously Fig-101$ iWiBW Similar to 6 but ting with a slight turning of the forward extending a modified construction. portion 16. This means comprises a link 29 piv- The reference numeral 10 indicates generally a otally' connected at one end 30 upon. the front vehicle of any design shown provided with a front of the slidable section 27. At the other end, the

@ radiator 11 and a rear license plate 12. This velink 29 is eccentrically. mounted upon a disc 31 1 0 through the stationary section of the front extended portion 16 and carrying a gear 33 at its free end. Thisgear is in mesh with an arcuate rack 34 mounted upon a stationary portion of the casing 15. This arcuate rack has its center of curvature coinciding with the center of turning of the front extending portion 16.

The front extending portion 16 is provided with a bottom flange 35 which encircles an inturned edge 36 upon a small tubular portion 37 constituting the base of the forward projecting portion 16. The parts 35 and 36 provide for the turning of the front extending portion 16. A collar 38 is rotative upon the water pipe 18 and is in rigid connection with the rotatable forward extending portion 16. This collar carries a gear 39 which is in mesh with a rack 46 slidably mounted within a case 41 mounted upon the top of one of the transverse wings of the bottom portion 15. A flexible cable 42 connected with the rack and extends to the dash-board 43 of the vehicle. The cable is connected upon a radial arm 44connected with a handle 45 working across the front of the dash-board so as to be movable in one or the other direction to correspondingly move the cable and cause the forward projecting portion 16 to turn slightly in one or the other direction. As the forward extending portion turns, the gear 33 will ride over the arcuate rack 34 and cause the disc 31 to turn so as to extend the slidable section 27. Thus, in addition to being slightly turned, the forward projecting portion is extended to increase the projected sides of the indicating arrow. i

The rear indicator 14 is shown in detail-in Fig.

6 and consists of a casing having a hollow transverse portion 46, a top chamber 47 and a bottom chamber 48. The transverse portion of the easing is provided with a right window 49 having an arrow pointing to the right when onlookers view the vehicle from the rear and a left window 50 with an arrow pointing towards the left when the vehicle is also viewed from the rear. A support bracket is shown for supporting the casing upon the license plate 12 and comprises a vertical arm 51 for engaging the license plate 12 and a horizontal top arm 52 formed with slots 53 for attachment to the license plate for serving as a support. A crystal 54 is mounted upon the casing of the rear indicator for reflecting light in the dark. The chamber 47 should be provided with a window displaying the customary Stop sign. The chamber 46 should be provided with a window constituting the customary tail light.

In Fig. 10', a modified form of rear-indicator has been disclosed and referred to by. reference numeral 14'. This indicator is shown without a tail or stop light. It is provided with a right hand window 56 having a hand pointing towards the right and a left hand 57 with a hand pointing to- Wards the left. In other respects, this form is identical to the form illustrated in Fig. 6. The dash-board 43 is provided with several switches for operating the indicating signals. More particularly, it is provided with a top switch 58 for supplying the stop light, a bottom switch 59 for operating the tail light, a right switch 60 for controlling the illumination of the arrows which point towards the light, both in the front and rear indicators, and a left switch 61 for controlling the illumination of the arrows pointing towards the left. Automatic switches may be arranged upon the steering collar for automatical- 1,958,961 rotatively supported on a shaft 32 extending the front and rear indicators when the vehicle is being steered towards the right or left. Such wiring is customary construction and therefore is' not disclosed in the specification. A central switch 62 is for the purpose of controlling the lamp 22 for indicating straight ahead of the vehicle.

When coming to the intersection where approaching trafiic wishes to make a left turn, it is desirable to inform this traffic of your intentions to proceed straight through. To do this the switch 62 should be operated to light the lamp 22 for illuminating the arrows 21 and the handle 45 should be oscillated so as to oscillate and extend and contract the'arrows 21 in order to bring attention to the signal. The arrow 21 should then be brought to rest in a position pointing straight ahead so as to clearly showyour intentions to proceed straight through.

The front indicator 13 may be supported upon the front license plate of the vehicle 10 by the use of a bracket, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8. This bracket consists of a transverse strip 63 with end slots 64 for engaging bolts holding the license plate in place. and is provided with a forward projecting arm 65 having an aperture 66 for receiving the bracket 17.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in extended, a signal opening on each side of the forward extended portion, said opening being enlarged upon extension of the slidable section, means for swivelly mounting the forward extended portion on the support, means for turning said forward extending portion to the right and left, and means for extending the slidable section by motion of the forward extended portion when the forward extended portion is turned.

2. In a directional signal device for vehicles, a support, a forward extended portion having a slidable section upon its front capable of being extended, a signal opening on each side of the forward extended'portion, said openings being enlarged upon extension of the slidable section, means for swivelly mounting the forward extended portion on the support, means for tuming said forward extending portion to the right and left, and means for extending the slidable section when-the forward extended portion is turned, comprising a shaft rotatively mounted in the forward extended portion, a disc fixed upon the shaft, a link connected with the front section and eccentrically connected with the disc, and means for rotating the shaft by the turning of the forward extended portion.

3.In a directional signal device for vehicles, a support, a forward extended portion having a slidable section upon its front capable of being extended, a signal opening on each side of the forward extended portion, said openings being enlarged uponextension of the slidable section, means for swivelly mounting the forward extended portion on the support, means for turning said forward extending portion to the right and left, and meansfor extending the siidoble section when the forward extended portion is turned, comprising a, shaft rotatively mounted in the forward extended portion, a, disc fixed upon the shaft, a. link connected with the front section and eccentrically connected withthe disc, and meens for rotating the shaft by the turning of the for- 

